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[Indexes]
Online Catalog: Holdings for the George Mason University Libraries.
Aladin Catalog: Holdings for WRLC libraries.
[Restricted Access]
WorldCat: Holdings records for OCLC member libraries.
ARTstor Digital Library: A comprehensive scholarly resource for digital images, including collections of worldwide art, sculpture and graphic des
ign.
ARTBibliographies Modern: Database provides abstracts of English language and worldwide literature on art and design, photography and its history, art trends, and
individual artists from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Art Abstracts: Indexes and abstracts key international English-language arts publications.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index: Citation index for the arts and humanities.
Arts and Humanities Search: Indexes arts and humanities journals.
Bibliography of the History of Art: European and American art from late antiquity to the present.
Dissertation Abstracts: Dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.
International Index to the Performing Arts: Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry. Selected full-text coverage.
Dow Jones Interactive: Covers today's top newspapers (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and more) with full-text articles and exhibition reviews.
Expanded Academic ASAP: Full-text journal articles in the humanities.
Grove Dictonary of Art: Covers 45,000 articles, with selected images, on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present.
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Library Resources
Call numbers refer to the Fenwick Library Reference Collection; entries marked with "*" can also be found in the Johnson Center Library Reference Stacks.
- *Dictionary of Art and Artists
REF. N31. M8
Definitions of terms, processes, techniques and materials. Some biographical material included. Numerous illustrations.
- The Painter's Handbook
REF. ND1500. C6155
Includes many tables and charts covering pigments, sizes, grounds, etc.
- Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
REF. ND1500. M3 1991
A standard source, written for the practitioner. This handbook includes descriptions of techniques, processes, and materials.
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Web Sites
Figure Drawing Lab
- This online tutorial for artists and art students focuses on the elements that make up the human figure and the technical fundamentals of portraying it. The site includes colour illustrations, some animated, and a bibliography and
related links page. The site was created by Ralph Larmann, art faculty member in the Southern Arkansas University Art Department.
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Art Studio Chalkboard
- This set of online tutorials for artists and art students focuses on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting. The site includes colour illustrations; a section where users can ask questions, with prev
ious answers included; and a bibliography and related links page. The site was compiled and designed by Ralph Larmann, art faculty member in the Southern Arkansas University Art Department.
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Art, Design and Visual Thinking
- This is an online text book created by Charlotte Jirousek at Cornell University's Department of Textiles and Apparel. The site is intended as a basic introduction to design and visual language concepts. Students are taught about th
e materials and techniques used in design. The techniques and materials used in the fine and applied arts are analysed and brief essays about the artistic background of India, China, Japan, the Islamic Far East, Africa, Native Americans, South and Central
Americans are given. The site is illustrated with thumbnail images which may be enlarged.
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Guide to Drawing Terms and Techniques
- This simple site provides an A-Z glossary of drawing terms and techniques, with a bibliography of further reading. All examples cited are works held by the Drawing Department of the Harvard University Art Museums, housed in the Agn
es Mongan Center at the Fogg Art Museum.
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Investigating the Renaissance
- Subtitled Examining material aspects of three early Netherlandish paintings using digital imaging techniques, this site looks at: Portrait of a Man by a 1540s Master, The Last Judgement by Jan Provoost, and The Virgin and Child fro
m the workshop of Dirck Bouts. It demonstrates how computer technology and scientific techniques can help art conservation, and aid our understanding of how Renaissance paintings were made.
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